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Student Development Committee

All Student Development Committee meetings are open to everyone. Participation is encouraged.

College Goal for Student Development Committee

College Goal 3: Develop strategies to increase the proportion of full-time students including learning communities, cohort groups, enhanced facilities, and improved course availability.

List of all College Goals.

Assigned Members 2012-2013

  • Jennifer Harper, Co-Chair
  • Ron Travenick, Co-Chair
  • Frances Fon
  • Faculty (Vacant)
  • JoyDawn Olla
  • Kelly Wilmeth
  • Natsuki Itoh, Student
  • Amit Patel, Student

Meeting Information - Spring 2013

Meetings are open to everyone. Your participation is encouraged. Unless otherwise specified, meetings are in Room 7102, Building 7, first floor, Fremont campus.

  • Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Cancelled Wednesday, April 17, 2013
  • Added Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 11:00am - 12:00pm (joint meeting with Student Services Management Team)
  • Cancelled Wednesday, May 1, 2013
  • Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Contact Jill Rojas for meeting information.

See also the Student Development Committee Meetings Archive.

Groups Reporting to this Committee

(Updated November 1, 2011.)

  • Academic Appeals Committee – A&R appeals – mostly related to registration issues, readmission petitions, student record issues
  • Assessment Committee – currently looking at new technology and assessment materials
  • Financial Aid Advisory Committee – students turned down for financial aid can appeal decision
  • Graduation Committee – deals with all aspects of annual graduation ceremony
  • Integrating College Communications to Students (ICCS) – communication oversight to students over email, by letter, in schedule/catalog – oversees writing standards, overlap of information
  • Matriculation Committee – funding compliance
  • Student Conduct Hearing Board – recommendations for suspension/expulsion go to this group if student doesn't agree with one of these sanctions and requests formal hearing
  • Student Equity

Committee Objectives

  1. Increase from 25% to 40% students enrolled full-time by September, 2009 compared to 2003-04 baseline.
  2. Increase by 15% over Fall 2003 semester to semester retention rates of ESL and basic skills students by September, 2009.
  3. Increase by 7% over Fall 2003 semester to semester retention rates of students taking more than 6.5 credits by September, 2009.

Areas within Student Services

  • Admissions and Records
  • Orientation
  • Placement / Assessment
  • Counseling (advising, goals, skills assessment, Personal Development (PD) classes)
  • Financial Aid
  • Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), including Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) and CalWORKs
  • Student Activities
  • Disabled Student Program and Services (DSPS)
  • Transfer and Career Services
  • Recruitment
  • Graduation
  • Discipline
  • Student Health Center
  • Tri-Cities One-Stop Career Center
  • International Programs and Services
  • Interpreting and Accommodation Services
  • Workability III

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